Abstract
On May 22, 1999, President Clinton announced a decision on anti-personnel landmines that commits the United States to sign the Ottawa Treaty by the year 2006. With this initiative, Clinton cleared the way for the United States to join the more than 120 nations that already have signed the treaty, which is an international agreement that bans the stockpiling, use, and import and export of anti-personnel landmines. This is welcome news for the children, families and communities whose daily lives are affected by the scourge of landmines.
Recommended Citation
MacCormack, Charles E.
(1999)
"A Promise to our Children,"
Journal of Mine Action
: Vol. 3
:
Iss.
3
, Article 11.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol3/iss3/11
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